ltwilliammowett: Trafalgar Patriotic Sword of Captain Grindall, c. 1806 Representing the quali
ltwilliammowett: Trafalgar Patriotic Sword of Captain Grindall, c. 1806 Representing the quality of resilience. The Battle of Trafalgar was almost over by the time the “slow and ungainly” HMS Prince had even arrived. Eventually the 98-gun warship, captained by Richard Grindall, did engage the Spanish flagship Principe de Asturias and Achille. As Achille was engulfed in flames, Grindall ordered his men to cease fring and begin the rescue of enemy sailors. Ferocious storms raged in the week that followed, but Grindall and his crew aboard did not seek safe harbour, instead providing replacement stores to more damaged ships, towing those that needed assistance and saving the lives of hundreds of British, French and Spanish seamen. For his endurance and “meritorious services contributing to the signal victory”, Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund awarded this Trafalgar Patriotic Sword to Captain Grindell. -- source link